Shredded Beef in the Crock Pot
Tender shredded beef cooked in a slow cooker with onion soup mix, ketchup, and Coca-Cola.
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 – 4 poundsboneless beef chuck roastin 1 or 2 pieces
- 1 packetonion soup & dip mix
- 1 cupketchup
- 1 cupCoca-Colaor a Mini Coke can
Instructions
Instructions
- Place the 3½–4 pound boneless beef chuck roast (in one or two pieces) in the bottom of a large (6+ quart) slow cooker.
- Open the packet of onion soup & dip mix and sprinkle it evenly over the roast.
- Spoon 1 cup ketchup over the top of the roast, spreading it as evenly as possible.
- Pour in 1 cup Coca‑Cola (or one Mini Coke can, if using).
- Cover and cook on LOW for 9–11 hours or on HIGH for 5–7 hours, until the meat is very tender and shreds easily with a fork.
- Use two forks to shred the beef directly in the sauce; remove any large chunks of fat if desired and stir the shredded beef to combine with the sauce.
- Replace the lid and keep warm in the slow cooker until ready to serve.
Equipment
- slow cooker (6+ quart)
- two forks
Notes
Notes
If the soup packet you buy is gluten free, the entire recipe is as well.
You can use other types of beef roast as well. Chuck is my personal favorite for flavor and texture.
If the soup packet you buy is gluten free, the entire recipe is as well.
You can use other types of beef roast as well. Chuck is my personal favorite for flavor and texture.